Job Opportunities

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO)

Director for the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva
to take up the post from June 2011, on the retirement of David Atwood

QUNO staff facilitate dialogue among UN stakeholders, help raise issues on the international agenda, offer expert input and represent Friends’ concerns. The Geneva office focuses on human rights & refugees, global economics and disarmament & peace. This role provides an opportunity to build on the credibility QUNO has gained through over 50 years of quiet diplomacy and detailed policy work.

The Director’s role encompasses three main functions:

Responsibility for the strategic direction and effective functioning of QUNO Geneva, including fundraising. Coordinating work with QUNO New York.
Representation of QUNO with the UN, partners, funders and Quakers worldwide.
Direct programme responsibility and contributing to all the programmes.

We are looking for a Quaker with strong strategic and analytical skills, substantial leadership and management experience, an understanding of the UN and considerable knowledge in one or more subject areas which QUNO will wish to address on behalf of Friends worldwide.

Salary: About Swiss Francs 140,000 (basic/bruto salary)
Closing date: 30 September 2010

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Manchester Quakers

Executive Officer

We are recruiting for an Executive Officer to lead our staff team, promote development of our meeting houses as lively community resources, and provide administrative and financial support to the activities of our Quaker community.

Closing date for applications is 1 October 2010.

Please visit the Manchester Quakers' website for a full application pack (offsite link - new window). Please do not use the Friends House application form or contact Friends House for details of the post.

Other Quaker Centres

You may also be interested in employment opportunities at Woodbrooke Quaker study centre based in Birmingham.